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Coele-Syria (/ ˌ s iː l iː ˈ s ɪ r i ə /, Greek: Κοίλη Συρία, Koílē Syría, 'Hollow Syria') was a region of Syria in classical antiquity. The term originally referred to the "hollow" Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges, but sometimes it was applied to a broader area of the region of Syria .
- Hasmonean Kingdom
Etymology. The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty...
- Coele Syria (Roman province)
Syria Prima. Syria Secunda. Today part of. Syria. Turkey....
- Hasmonean Kingdom
By the late 2nd century AD, the province was divided into Coele Syria and Syria Phoenice. Provincia Syria [ edit ] The ancient city of Palmyra was an important trading center and possibly Roman Syria's most prosperous city The Roman empire in the time of Hadrian (ruled 117–138 AD), showing, in western Asia, the imperial province of Syria ...
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Aug 3, 2023 · Image Credit: Public Domain. Between the years 274 and 168 BC, two ancient superpowers battled for the control of the southern Levant. Known as Coele-Syria (‘Hollow Syria’) in ancient times, this region included the Bekaa Valley, Jordan Valley and the eastern Mediterranean coastline. Both superpowers had emerged from the chaotic aftermath ...
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COELE-SYRIA. COELE-SYRIA , the official Seleucid designation for those portions of Palestine and southern Syria captured by Antiochus iii from the Ptolemies (c. 200 b.c.e.). Under Ptolemaic rule these territories were known officially as "Syria and Phoenicia," but this title was apparently unacceptable to the Seleucids, who felt it necessary to ...
Q1123749. Coele Syria (Greek Κοίλη Συρία ): ancient geographical expression to describe several territories in the Near East. The Bekaa valley, seen from the Lebanon Mountains. At first sight, “Coele Syria” appears to be Greek for the “hollow” part of Syria, which may refer to the Bekaa valley. This part of modern Lebanon fits ...
‘CÅ“le-Syria’ came to have a wider significance, covering indeed, with PhÅ“nicia, all the Seleucid territory S. of the River Eleutherus ( 2M Malachi 3:5 etc.; Strabo, xvi. 753). In 1E Esther 2:17 etc., CÅ“le-Syria and PhÅ“nicia denote the whole Persian province, stretching from the Euphrates to the borders of Egypt.
